Lithium Hydroxide → HCID 58575303, compound

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To a mixture of 5.18 g of ethyl cis-2-benzyloxy-1-cyclopentane carboxylate and 120 mL of tetrahydrofuran was added 63.0 mL of a 1 M aqueous lithium hydroxide solution, followed by stirring at room temperature for 2 days. The reaction liquid was concentrated under reduced pressure, and then to the residue were added water and 1 M hydrochloric acid to adjust the pH to about 2, followed by stirring at room temperature for 1 hour. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried under reduced pressure. The obtained crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography (normal hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain 3.73 g of cis-2-benzyloxy-1-cyclopentanecarboxylic acid as a pale yellow solid.

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